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SULKY .HARROW.

No. 365,962. Patented July 5, 1887.

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SULKY-HARRGW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 365,962, dated Julyfi, 1887.

Application filed November 9, 1886. Serial No. M8369. (NomodclJ To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, NATHANIEL H. BEN- TON and HERBERT L. GODDING, citizens of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of 'Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SulkyJEIarrows; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thercomwhich form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to barrows, and has for its object the production of an efficient sulky-barrow, which shall be capable of ready and complete adjustment, and also of the best work possible in pulverizing the soil and'getting it in readiness for the reception of cropseed.

In carrying our invention into practice we provide a double barrow-frame pivoted together at the adjacent ends and suspended from the axle of the sulky by means of straps or chains, which allow it entire freedom in its movements and permit it to be adjusted, as may be required, to rest lightly and shallow upon the ground, or to rest more heavily and run deeper thereupon as it is progressed over it. The front edge is suspended by chains or straps attached to a cross-tree secured to the hounds of the sulky, and these chains or straps may or may not be adjustable. The suspension of the forward edge is intended to prevent the said edge from plowing into the earth and catching under clods and other obstructions,while the adjustment as to height or pressure upon the ground is effected by a separate set of chains or straps. The forward straps, therefore, need not be adjusted except to take up slack, if need be, occasioned by the elevation or depression of the barrow-frames.

The axle of the sulky is provided with a frame extending both forward and back of the axle. To this frame the hounds are secured, and this frame may be removably secured to the axle, so that it can be taken off, together with the other parts of the harrow, and the axle and wheels used for other purposes, if reguired. To the axle-frame in the rear of the axle is attached the suspending and ad justing means for the barrow-frames. Brackets or standards bearing rollers or pulleys in their upper ends are secured upon the frame, and a strap or chain attached to each harrow frame passes over each of these pulleys, and is attached to a foot-lever, which is swung or pivoted at one end to, the frame and is adj ustable upon a hanging arm, so that by elevating or lowering this rear end of the foot-lever the barrow-frames are sunk or raised. The foot; levers are provided with pins which enter holes in the hanging arms, and with springs which keep the levers and'arms tight against each other and prevent them from being accidentally separated. The pivoted adjoining ends of the barrow-frames are also provided with an adjusting strap or chain, which is socured at the upper end to a cam which is pivoted on a rack-head fastened to the frame, and is provided with a lover or handle by which it is operated to raise or lower the center of the frames. A pawl having connection with a bell-crank lever near the top of the cam lever or arm serves to engage wit-h the rack-head and hold the cam at any point of adj usti'nent, and can be operated by the graspof the hand when operating the cam lever or arm.

The drivers seat is secured upon the axle frame by being set in a box under one portion and extended out over the rear cross-tree, where it is slotted and provided with a bindingscrew, which, in connection wit-h the box under the middle cross-tree, permits the seat to be set farther in or out, to accommodate a boy or a man, or a man of any height. An arm suspended from the axle-frame passes through a guide or way in or upon the harrow-frame at each end of the device and prevents the frame or frames from working endwise into the wheels. These arms may be hinged to the frame upon the axle to permit forward and backward movement of the barrow-frames in a line with the progressionof the machine over the ground, or the same end may be accomplished by having the arms rigid and making the guides or ways capable of swinging forward and backward. The barrow-teeth are secured to the pieces of the frame or frames in boxes or plate-s secured upon the'sides of the frame, or by means of a hooked bolt, which clasps the tooth, and is provided with a nut by means of Which.the hook is tightened upon the tooth.

The accompanying drawings illustrate what we consider the best means, for carrying our invention into practice.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the barrow-frames. Fig. 4 is a detail of the barrow-beam. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the handle. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the foot-lever and means for holding it at different heights. Figs. 7 and 8 are de tail views of the manner of securing the harrow-teeth.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in all the views where they occur.

A is the axle, and B B the wheels, of the sulky.

O O are the barrow-frames, having their ends pivoted together, as shown at 0*. This double frame is suspended from the axle through the medium of a suitable axle fram and suspending straps or chains.

The'axleframe is composed of the end pieces, D D, and the transverse cross-trees (Z d d (1, one of which crosstrees, d, rests upon the axle and is secured thereto in such manner as to be removable, if desired, so that the entire frame and attachments, together with the harrow-framessuspend'ed beneath it, can be taken off and the axle and wheels nsedfor any other purpose, if desired. The hounds D D are secured upon cross-trees d d, and support the tongue in the usual way. To the hounds D D"*, at a suitable pointin front of frame-piece d, is provided a shorter cross-tree, d, from which chains or straps e e are suspended down to the front of the harrow-frames O O,to keep the front of these frames sufficiently elevated and taut to prevent it from being caught under clods and other obstructions and from plowing or digging into the earth. These straps or chains 6 (1 may or may not be adjustable; but I prefer to provide them with some convenient means for being shortened or lengthened, which may consist simply of hooking them higher up or lower down upon the hooks e e on the cross-tree (1*.

About mid width of the harrow-frames chains E E are secured, which extend up over pulleys or wheels ff, held in brackets-or standards either above the frame or, more preferably, by hangers below it, marked F F, on the eross-trees d (1 and are attached to foot-levers G G, which are swung to the cross-tree dfland have pins or projections g g, which enter any of the holes in the series in the pendent arms H H, which project down from cross-tree d Springs g g are provided upon the foot-levers, which bear against the arms H H and hold the said arms and levers close together and prevent the disengagement of the pins 9 g from the openings or holes in the arms H H. A, chain or strap, I, is secured to the pivot c bethe arms 0 0 pass.

' tween the frames and iscarried up over a cam,

J, which is pivoted to a rack-head, K, secured upon frame-piece d. The cam is provided with a handle or arm,j, which lies in reach of the driver. Upon this handlej is provided a bell-crank lever, j*, to which is secured the long pawl-arm kfiwhich extends down through suitable guides and engages with the rack-head K to hold the cam at any point of adjustment.

The pawl is operated by the grasp of the hand of the driver when operating the cam. By turning the cam forward. or backward the center of the frames 0 G is elevated or'lowered,

' These arms are hinged to the frame-piece to give suflieient oscillation of the frames in a line withthe draft or direction of progression over the ground to avoid rigidity and danger of fracture by reason of it. The arms or projections O O are preferably provided with short lengths of pipe or tubing,through which These pieces of tubing are marked O 0*. i

P P, 820., are the harrow-teeth, which are held on the barrow-frame pieces by means of boxes or plates 1) p and hooked bolts 1) p, or by the hooks alone, the hooks p of which surround the teeth' and hold them against the frame-pieces. I The bolt portions of these parts 1) p pass through the frame-pieces and are screw-threaded to receive a nut by means of which the hooks are firmly clamped upon the sides of the frame-pieces, and when desired to remove the teeth the nuts can be slackened for that purpose.

The drivers seat L is mounted on' the stem or support L, which is run under'frame-piece d in a box, Z, and over framepiece d, where it is provided with a slot, Z, and bindingscrew V, by means of which construction the seat can be made to ride farther back or farther forward to accommodate the height of the driver, so that his feet can rest upon the foot-levers G G and be operated 'thereby.'

The chains E E and I may be in the form of sprocket-chains, and the pulleys f f and face of cam J may be suitably formed to receive this form of chain.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- '1. The combination, with the axle-frame and barrow-frame, of the suspending-chains E E, pulleys. f f, over which said chains pass, the foot-levers G G, to which one end of said chains are secured, the pendent arms H H,

ssesz 3 -1eversG G, for operating said chains, having a pin or pins upon their sides and confiningsprings g and the pendent arms H H, perforated as described, asset forth.

3. The combination, with the axle-frame having the doWnward-proj eating pivoted arms 0, of the swinging harrow frame or frames having the rigid arms 0, extending upward and provided with sleeves or pieces of tubing O 0 through which the pivoted arms 0 project. 7

In testimony whereof \ve affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

NATHANIEL H. BENTON.

HERBERT L. GODDING.

Witnesses:

F. HUELs, JOHN SonMITZ. 

